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How many pharmacy jobs have you had in your career?
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How many different employers or how many different positions under the same employer?
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How many different employers.
If I don't count my intern jobs....I've had 5 primary employers. But, while I was employed for the longest time (20 years) at one position...some of my colleagues would ask me and another pharmacist who helped me set up the home infusion unit to cover their home infusion units during vacations or weekend call situations when they were short a pharmacist. So....while being paid for my full time job, I was also taking call & covering weekends for these two home infusion companies.
Also, my teaching jobs were concurrent with my full-time job, altho I have been teaching for years...so I guess I have to count it. I have never been full-time faculty, so it has always been easy to get a day off to teach. Working as a preceptor in the hospital is like wearing two hats on one day - something every pharmacist gets used to.
Likewise....over the years, some of my classmates who did buy a pharmacy would ask me to cover a vacation once or twice. But, I really don't count that as a job - it was just helping out.
Why do you ask????
Speaking of which....I gotta go to work...so I'll have to elaborate more later if you want me to😀 .
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I ask..because I've had so many jobs last 7 years...my resume is starting to look...busy. I always get a new job hoping it'll be the last one..
Have fun at work .. on this beautiful Saturday.....
j/k
Have fun at work .. on this beautiful Saturday.....
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I suppose this reaffirms the antecode that work sucks. I'm one who enjoys change, too. 🙂
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Of course "Work" sucks compare to "Playing." But ever since I became a DOP, I've been constantly bombarded with better opportunities...and heavily recruited. And I believe this is a phenomenon common to most pharmacists. Every move has been bigger and better so far.
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I was wondering how a new grad would pursue a DOP position? I'm planning to graduate with pharmd/ms/mba, would the additional degrees shorten the length of work experience required? Also if you don't mind what are your daily responsibilities, chances of promotion within the hospital, and schedule? You mentioned being recruited for better positions, what kind? Pardon my ignorance.
I think Zpak is on vacation before he starts his new job, so in case he is...I'll tell you as much as I can, but I'm not a dop - never wanted that and he can offer you more if he's around or when he gets back.
Recruitment occurs all the time once you've developed your name. Someone is always trying to recruit you to leave your current job & either do the same job for them or, sometimes, its a better job. It happens with dops as well as those of us in other positions.
In my case, I'm normally recruited when a facility wants to start a new clinically based operation of some kind since that's where my strength is - starting clinical programs within facilities. For a dop...it would be different. We just had a "shake-up" of dops in my area....one left & the few remaining shifted somewhat. Most folks in the area know when someone is going to get canned & the word gets spread.......this is a very, very small pond.
As for how do you pursue your quest of being a dop? Well..have you made contacts during your graduate work? Do you have a mentor within the field? You need to get in a hospital & work......take any & all shifts, any & all responsibilities, any & all assignments. Make it known you'l like to move ahead. Get involved in your local ASHP membership & take on responsibilites there. Get your name known. You might start out as a supervisor or clinical manager or any other term used, then move up to asst manager then go on to dop. But....be prepared to move! You'll not likely move up within the same institution & that's not really healthy for the institutution or for yourself professionally.
Good Luck!
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Thank you, I really appreciate the advice.
